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Stefanos Theodoridis

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Stefanos Theodoridis
Personal information
Full name Stefanos Theodoridis
Date of birth (1950-06-19) 19 June 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Istanbul, Tyrkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1969 AEK Athens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1978 AEK Athens 195 (0)
1978–1979 Olympiacos
1979–1980 OFI
International career
Greece U19
Greece U21
1971 Greece 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stefanos Theodoridis (Greek: Στέφανος Θεοδωρίδης; born 1950) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender in the 1970s.

Club career

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Theodoridis started his career at the academies of AEK Athens and was promoted to the men's team in 1969 with the renewal of roster attempted by the then coach, Branko Stanković. He was a central defender unusual for the time, since he was good with the ball at his feet and had good positioning, resulting playing also as a right back. He won with AEK 3 Greek Championships.[1]

In the summer of 1978 he moved to Olympiacos, where he played for one season, before he closing his career at OFI in 1980.[2]

International career

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Theodoridis was capped once by the Greece national football team in 1971.[3]

After football

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Theodoridis became a Physical Education teacher and was involved with local government, having served for seven years as deputy mayor of cleanliness and water supply, for twelve years as president of the Sports Organization, and for two years as president of the Municipal Council of Nea Makri.,[4] while remaining in contact with the veterans association of AEK Athens.[5]

Honours

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AEK Athens

References

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  1. ^ "Στέφανος Θεοδωρίδης". aekpedia.com.
  2. ^ "Τα 27... πρόσωπα που ενώνουν ΑΕΚ - ΟΦΗ!". 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Υποψήφιος με τη ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ ο Στέφανος Θεοδωρίδης". 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Ο Στέφανος Θεοδωρίδης στο αφιέρωμα της ΕΡΤ3 για την μεγάλη ΑΕΚ της τριετίας 1977-1979". dimotisnews.gr.